ADM Makes Effingham Plans Official

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Published on June 2 2016 6:14 am
Last Updated on June 2 2016 6:14 am
Written by Greg Sapp

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) Wednesday celebrated the opening of its new, high-tech feed facility in Glencoe, Minnesota. The company also announced that it is investing to expand and modernize its pet food and specialty livestock feed operations in Effingham.

“We are continuing to expand our capabilities to meet the needs of animal nutrition customers around the globe,” said Brent Fenton, president of ADM Animal Nutrition. “With these new plants, we will be positioned to grow with our customers, helping support them as they succeed. We are excited about these investments to grow and improve our ADM Animal Nutrition business, and we are looking forward to sharing the benefits with our customers.

The company has purchased a 284,000-square-foot food-grade warehouse, which will be transformed into a new pet food and livestock premix plant, replacing ADM’s current three facilities in the city. The facility was formerly the home of Southeastern Container and is located in the Effingham Business Park.

“This is a substantial expansion and improvement to our already significant pet food capabilities,” said Fenton. “This state-of-the-art facility, with industry-leading technology, will give us tremendous capabilities to meet a wide variety of customer needs not just today, but in the years and decades to come, as industry standards for quality and process controls continue to evolve.”

A company release states "the new facility will use cutting-edge technology to meet customer needs, including:

• Automation within receiving, batching, packaging, and loadout. 
• Multiline batching with simultaneous weighing. 
• Metal detection and protection from receiving to packaging."

ADM Animal Nutrition expects the facility to be fully operational in late 2017 or early 2018.

“We’re very pleased that ADM is making this significant investment in Effingham,” said Todd Hull, Effingham director of economic development. “This is a big vote of confidence in our community.”